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Ok I finished the clean up on my aluminum case Warford this week and today I found a used CI case on eBay thanks to a fellow forum member. Same seller had an aluminum case. My brain went to an Oh, and Will it mode, and came up with a couple of questions: so If anyone here has the answer I'd be grateful as I do not have one of each side by side to...

The MTFCI Tech Info section has some new simplified Model T wiring Schematics in color.
Check them out

I know that Henry didn't specify a torque value for rear wheel nuts other than really tight. I've done some research and found 70 ft-lbs, 120 ft-lbs and 200 ft-lbs suggested in early posts. Anyone care to chip in with your recommendation?

I read Tim's book tonight. If you think Trump is the cats meow you probably wont like it. If you can open your eyes and realize this book was written by a liberal British travel writer you will enjoy this book. Lots of British humor interspersed among the travel comments. This is a long book. 361 pages of lite hearted commentary about what it is...

Has anyone had there interior made by Classtique Upholstery for there 1909 or 1910 Ford Touring

I have this Model TT Truck I am working on and it has a HALL SCOTT & RUCKSTELL TT Rear End with Hall Scott stamped on it and a Ruckstell tag. Also there is a shift lever with both names stamped on one side and just Ruckstell stamped on the other. It does have the early shift short nose on the rear end. I know this is a early set up, but what year...

Although I'm not actively looking for anything, I do like to cruise the classifieds from time to time. I've noticed that there has not been a car for sale ad posted for nearly 10 days. Is the system not working?

Came across this site while in search of other things and thought I would share incase you have not seen it. Pretty interesting, I wasted a lot of time at work today :shock:

Has anyone seen or owned any pieces of the Quad-Bec hydraulic brakes as shown in 1926 ads?

Richard

I have noticed on the Forum and talking with a number of forum members that members trying to get Rocker Arms, Lifters, Shafts, and other overhead parts that a number were having problems getting good service. I have a friend Gary that works at Rocker Arms Unlimited, 16575 Clear Creek Rd. Redding, CA 96001 that has done some work for me and I have...

Was in neighboring LeClaire IA and stopped by American Picker's Antique Archeology shop. Came across a vintage RAJO I thought it might be of interest to some.
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Just received these from Peter Fawcett's shop. They are beginning to fashion the seats, then putting together other remaining bits and pieces. Meanwhile, one of the Ford Special racers may have been sold by FMC back in 1912.

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I would like to use a 12 volt battery with one of my Model T. I already made the change for the starter taht will allow me to use 12 volt. My other T work on 6 volt as well. Which 12 volt battery you recommended?

I believe that the 12 volt yellow top Optima is a good choice, because it is still an excellent starting battery, but if the battery...

I will once again be traveling from Boise to Lancaster, CA in a couple weeks. Not sure what day. Let me know if you need a T car or parts transported. I’d be happy to help. 20ft enclosed.

I may have posted this on the old forum, if not enjoy.

This morning I was asked this question: What would cause a plug to NOT fire under compression?
I know one reason, but there are others. What do you think?

Just re-upped my membership I can't get my VF fix without it. LOL

First of all I am kind of a purist. I have a 16 T with a 24 engine so I don't have to crank it. But, I have the 16 engine in the garage and everything is undoable to bring it as close to a true 16 as possible. Having said that I guess I have one foot in both camps.

I am wondering if any of you have installed The Ideal Timer ? I'm sure you know...

I use to purchase an item or 2 from Mike. He does not seem to post on ebay anymore.
Has he stopped or just taken time off?

Just a Monday pic of my shed

How do I get permissions activated on the vehicle classifieds forum? I've tried sending messages to the administrators but am not getting a response.
Is there a button in settings that I'm not seeing? :? :? :?

Rod

I have a 1915? radiator on my 1913. Yes, I know it's wrong, but it holds water and cools very well. Here is my question, and I don't want any guesses! The radiator on my car had the headlight wire tube soldered to the lower tank. It is simply a radiator tube bent into a sight V and soldered in three places to the bottom tank. A good friend of mine...

I decided that adding pepper to the radiator every few trips wasn’t going to be a good answer to the multi-leak problem. Originally I had ordered a new one from one of the vendors but it was 6 weeks out. I then found one of the last radiator repair shops in Northern CA is in Santa Rosa and cancelled my order. I made quick friends with the owner...

This is a recipe my wife found in a cookbook left to her by my mother. Hope you enjoy like we did.

Ingredients One Elephant Salt and Pepper Brown Gravy Two Rabbits (optional)

Cut elephant into bite size pieces. This should take about 2 months. Cover with brown gravy. Cook over kerosene fire about four weeks at 365 degrees. This will serve 3800...

I am measuring 1” toe out, not real scientific yet, but I can’t be too far off. I have no idea how that could have been intentional. The car was partially restored in the 80’s by my father, then sat in one warehouse or the other for 30 years.
The tie rod end, passenger side, feels to be flush with the tie rod, so maybe there is enough thread to...

re building my 26 engine bought a 270 regrind cam just wondering if I need to set the timing different than the stock at 15 dec atdc i put in new ss valves and adjustable lifters and running high compression pistons thanks mike

I have an electric horn on my 1920 T now, but have just purchased a magneto horn.
How would I hook it up?

Many thanks, T-bees!

The generator is original 6 volt on a 26 engine and when You start up and bring it to a fast idle the amp meter shows no charge with or without load/lights on. Manuely holding the cutout closed does not speed up the process. after a few minutes it usually starts charging slowing coming up to about 9-10 amps charge with or without load. It seem's...

Hello, new guy here, 1st post
For many years I've been contemplating rerunning my father's 1925 drive from downtown Los Angeles to June Lake, CA., @ 350 miles. He was 22 years old and had a Model T with a Ruckstell axel, Frontenac head and a blacksmith lowered front axle. He painted the T green with a bicycle hand pump on a home made mason jar...

My wife stumbled across something on the internet today, and asked me if I had ever heard of it. January 15, 1919, the devastating molasses flood of Boston Massachusetts. We have had a few Old Photo threads and discussions about it on this forum over the years. If someone had photos archived of it and would like to post them here, I think that...

Hi Chris, First I want to thank you for what you are doing. As some of the forum users are getting a bit older we need larger print for easier reading. Iam having trouble finding out who the poster is. I liked the print size of the old forum as it made reading a breeze. Can you think about increasing the print size to help out the older folks?...

I saw this on Ebay last week and just had to have it. It is a 1925 Rand McNally road map of Missouri. It folds to standard road map size, but the main map insert unfolds to 28.5 x 34.5 inches.

The road from St. Louis, MO to Hillsboro, MO (now highway 21) is just listed as Trail #3 , I wonder if it was still a dirt road back then? :)

Got a few old spark plugs I can't find much on does anyone know about a plug ' WORLD W17, A TITAN NO.2 AND A ALDOR AUTOMATIC ? THE W17'S I HAVE 8 NOS IN BOX THE OTHERS AR NEW BUT ON BOXES LITTLE RUST. JUST WONDERING

I'm rebuilding my tranny cover. In replacing the clutch pedal shaft, Is it acceptable to use a tension pin on the shaft for the pedal and slow speed notch instead of a solid pin ?

Curiosity killed the purist is an old saying often referred to on these boards. Here's my rambling tale:

Last summer, somehow (?!?) the radiator drain petcock came unscrewed and was lost while we were in the hayfield changing the irrigation water. I almost took a spin around the section after completing the chore, not knowing we had lost all the...

I believe a lot of us are taking the ladies to the model T meetings or at least to the tours once a years or so. Well we are in a dilemma as to how can we get the ladies to the meetings and the tours also. Most of the girls are hesitant to be at the meetings because it is boring, the guys are talking about their machines only, the meeting place is...

To mount the two bolts on the frame rail and the ears of the oilpan.
I made two bolts with a piece of iron .
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Can anyone tell me the description, value, and how common these parts are ? Thanks

So, I removed the engine from my 26 coupe to find the source of a slight engine knock. In the process I took my transmission apart to install some better triple gears to make the transmission a little quieter and to install a new wide brake drum. I discovered that the holes in my driven plate where the pins for the clutch pressure ring stick out...

Darel:

You asked a question on another forum and did not receive an answer. 10 years ago the tour left Dearborn and headed southwest to Hannibal, MO.

If you want to join them for a day, that will be a bit of a hike from Minnesota.

Dave

Wish I had the time and money to go with the tour from Atlantic to Pacific.

In attempting to get a 1932 spark plug tester working, I've found one of the transformer terminals broken off. The little wire remaining is so tiny and so short that I doubt I'll be able to solder on some kind of replacement terminal. So I went shopping online. I thought it would be easy to find the proper transformer, but not so. I wonder if...

just a followup on my piston ring project. the gaps on my old rings were .070 compression and .150 on the oil rings.
the rings are not worn thin so i am not sure what went on there. i ordered some .010 over rings from chaffins. i slid one
in the bore and it tight with no gap as it should be so i will grind the gaps to about .012 and install them....

I relined the brake shoes and now the wheel is real tight. I was thinking about removing 3-4 of the brake lining on both ends or grinding the brake cam thinner. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I bought a hand crank rebuild kit which includes a new bushing, pin, and two springs. I installed one spring with the end in the small hole near the crank bend so it keeps the crank from engaging accidentally. But what do I do with the other one? It is about an inch long and the diameter is too small to even fit over the main crank arm. It looks...

Has anyone successfully machined a groove for the earlier drive shaft into the later spool? I am finding it is not co-operating and due to the various thickness I may cut the flange nearly entirely.

If there's a better method that doesn't require altering the drive shaft much if at all please let me know.

Thinking back to last summers pass in review with four Ford Model K. One of our K owners has passed on since then.

good evening is there anyone out there who has all of the seat parts for a 1927 model t coupe front rear riser and all that is needed for the seat thank you,

20190112_110113_resized.jpg Has anyone ever figured out why HF would design his engine with a funnel so every time the sparkplug is removed dirt goes down into the cylinder. Now come on Farmers didn't have compressed air

Do you think having the focus screw at twelve o'clock has anything to do with the fact the headlights are magneto, or just a coincidence?

I can't remember whether I posted this on the old forum, but since this is the new forum - here it is (again).

Anja and I married in December 1972 and moved from an apartment in Amsterdam to a townhouse in Nieuw-Vennep in 1974. We acquired a 1936 Austin Ten Sherborne not long after that. Very much by chance, a few months later we met another...

Many years ago when I was in high school, I met Ralf Moody (Holeman and Moody).
Ralf helped with a NASCAR modified that I worked on when he visited family in Taunton Ma.
I remember his telling us how to move the suspension anchor points to get a better front end geometry and to remove a few pounds of weight.

i was recently doing a web search and...

Anyone know anything about where this came from. I have had it for a few years, got it off Tbay. Were they used in classrooms? Thanks, Dan
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Sorry if this is a repete in the little box it says no selection , but there was until i submited. are my file photos wrong?

Pictures ? of Open Express Delivery Tennessee to Texas By Bill Squires. First time trying to post pictures on new Forum not sure I did it right ?

Spotted this at Lucky’s Car Show in Bryan, TX today.

I’m pretty sure it belongs to Peter Skeres (I’m sure I misspelled his last name) who lives near Conroe.

I think he’s building the speedster for his son.

I think it's a Model A, but anyone know year

Guy with horse and wagon in the background getting around just fine..

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Going thru my 24 coupe while the weather is not the most driver friendly. Checking to see what script coil would be proper for a Mid year 24 production car. Either the Ford script on the side of the coil, or the Ford script along the top edge. Thanks in advance

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I wondered what the little number on the tab meant.

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Turns out it's to let you know you have a Private Message to check.

Is there more than one maker of horns for 1917, or they all the same. I'm trying to obtain a correct one, and want to be sure I get it right.

did it just like i was told a few times, same result, no photo selected IS WHAT THE LITTLE BOX SAYS . ARE MY PICTURES IN THE FOLDER THE WRONG SIZE? if so what can be done. RIC--G.

I have a '29 Model A Briggs Town Sedan, and four Model T's. The four Model T's are all open cars,...a depot hack, two Tourings and a Roadster Pickup. Because of the very cumbersome and inconvenient door lock arrangement on the Model A (4-door) Briggs Town Sedan, I'm wondering if Model T 4-door sedans have the same cumbersome and very inconvenient...

I went over my T pickup today with the inspection sheet from Mtfca that the club handed out at last years Christmas party, and I found a couple things I want to ask about.
1, the hand brake lever mounting bolts. Best I can tell the inspection sheet wants to see cotter pins or lock washers.
I currently have nylon lock nuts. Same situation with the...

I'm getting ready to put the engine back in my '17 touring and have a question. In sealing the coupling ring that holds the ball around the universal joint to the engine do you recommend:
1- The paper gasket installed dry
2- The paper gasket coated with grease
3- The Paper gasket installed with permatex 2
4- The paper gasket installed with ultra...

When did the wheel manufacturers start using embossed letters on the splice plates? Looking at many of the cars here at the Ford Piquette Plant, I see many of the wheels have no letter at all on the Models A through S. Some other cars have an H (Hayes) or P (Prudden) on the splice plate.

Hi folks,

US Army signals intelligence collection truck from WWI in France. Can anyone identify the vehicle it is based on?

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this pic, posted earlier is of the 09 front axle. Am needing the equivalent but for the later axle with room for the spindle arm hole. Help?

Do you guys ever get to this place?

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They seem like nice folks and displayed my paintings there for a time.
Just a heads up.
Rich

Model T # 3627 Out runs the law
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Pardon me if this topic has already been discussed, but has the MTFCA or MTFCI discussed a 100 year anniversary trip retracing the 5600 mile Park to Park Highway tour of 1920? What an amazing tour that would be!! ;) It started in Denver, went through 11 western states, to 12 national parks, took 76 days, ended back in Denver. Imagine that on the...

I know this is a topic that has been discussed frequently on this forum. I am gearing up to remove the hogshead to install new kevlar bands and would like to do some restoration while an at it and I also need to charge the mag (hopefully in the car). I have read about many procedures of sealing shafts and I think o-rings or modern seals might be...

There was a discussion a couple of years ago about the size of the loop and number of turns for the loop. I've had several NOS priming wires over the years, and have misplaced or sold them. I recently acquired another and here is the information. Outside diameter of the loop has an O.D. of exactly one inch, and the number of turns for the wire in...

This picture appeared as part of an article in my local paper, West Newsmagazine in St. Louis County. The car doesn't look familiar to me, but I suspect that there are plenty of people on the forum who can tell me the make and year.

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Thanks in advance.

I try to lube my T's every 250 miles and do an oil change every 500 miles. I used to keep track of how much gasoline I was using and figured that 35 gallons equaled about 500 miles.

Then I started messing with hour meters. My experience, don't mess with the $15 - $30 electronic meters from Ebay or Amazon. They don't last. This one is from NAPA...

my new name, Im going to like the new system signed-Richard G,

The UK Daily mail has a rather interesting article on using model T's to play polo rather than horses. There are some great photos.

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For several days now there's been a raging bushfire nearby to Frank's place in Victoria.
Just now I've noticed its been raised to Emergency status.
I hope he, his lot and his T's are all OK.
Rob

I am rebuilding the steering column for the '27.
The column is in primer.
Is there a bearing that need to be in the bottom of the column?
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Yesterday we had 7 Model T's at a school in El Cajon California. The cars were 1911 touring, 1924 touring 1925 touring 1926 touring 1927 touring 1914-?speedster and 1926 Canadian roadster. Three classes came out to see our cars. Hopefully some of those kids will grow up to own Model T's and keep the hobby going.
Norm

For those of you who followed this saga. Well, I paid $60 for the w marked hubcap on ebay. It arrived today and it was very nice though the seller sent it in a soft padded envelope! Yes, it arrived bent! Luckily not enough that pressing it between a wool blanket couldn’t coax it back to shape.

Will there be a homecoming this year? If so what are the dates.

Chris,

I'm sure you've got a ton on your plate getting this thing up and running. Here's one for the nice-to-have list.

Does phpBB have an option for a button or checkbox or some way to mark a topic as read without having to go into it. I know that when I log on, my eyes go straight to the topics with the color red icons because that means they...

While I wouldn't consider myself a purist, I am very particular and when doing something on the Ts, I prefer it to be original unless I purposefully choose to do otherwise. I'm thinking I should purchase the MTFCI judging guidelines (I prefer the term restoration guidelines), but I'm not in on the inner workings of the MTFCI and don't want to do...

Several people have mentioned it in passing in other threads, but the color of the little icon thingy on the left DOES change color after a thread has been read,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BUT................only after you leave the page and come back. After reading a thread and going back to the 2019 Forum page, it stays the same color. Is there any way to...

I have been trying to email you but mail will not go thru.

In mid 2018 I was very excited to be on an outback Australian adventure with my son and the T. Unfortunately we had a low speed rollover accident in some deep loose dirt. I assumed that my car would be assessed as a write off by the insurance company so with that in mind I began the search for another car to buy. Brass radiator T's are hard to...

I received a few questions about the head I am running. I too do not know much about it. I have attached a few links to the information I have obtained on it. As you can see in the pictures, I had to perform a lot of work to get it into working condition. Leveled both the top surface and shaved the decking surface. Where the head bolts go through,...

Registration for the Sierra Vista tour must be mailed before January 16th. There are only a couple motel rooms remaining in Sierra Vista. Call Richard or Joss with any questions. The post tour in Tucson has ONE opening remaining.
Thanks for all those who have signed up. Almost everything finalized this week.
Joss

Susan and l and Gene Carrothers are on Waikiki having a cool drink.
Jackie C and Tom and Cathy Miles stayed on the ship
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Tried setting up new account old user name has been used , password has been used and invalid email invalid, cannot post to form where other people have, have not received an email, then got to this site?? thanks

If you are taking I-10 from the east to get to Sierra Vista - you will be going thru Lordsburg, New Mexico.

I just called Mama Rosie to make sure she is still open ... ;)

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Most days you can find Rosie at Second Chance Lumber Yard in Lordsburg, NM.
The store number is @ 575-542-9022.

Rosie's cell phone number @ 575-590-4570

Budget Motel...

Many of us have this vintage Model T coil tester.
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Figure 1. Jefferson Model 28 Combination Tester

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Figure 2. Jefferson Model 28 Buzz Box

Its main usefulness to me is a quick and dirty go-no-go tester for checking coils.
I recently acquired a second one so I decided to “restore” it.
Upon opening it up...

A curiosity question from me

Why does a T run better on mag than on battery? Is this actually the case or is it a myth? Is it a stronger spark? If so, once combustion occurs, does the size of spark even make a difference to the explosion?

I'm not a T owner, but in several years I would like to get my own well-running stock one, and I'm trying to...

It there a way to load more than 25 posts on one page? Is this something I can customize on my own?

Thanks, Erik